News - Athletic Turf

STMA president David Pinsonneault honored by APWA

June 17, 2014By AT Staff

David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP, president of the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA), won the American Public Works Association (APWA) Professional Manager of the Year Award for facilities and grounds. The award is given for “excellence, dedication and outstanding career service achievements of facilities and/or grounds management professionals in the public sector.” Pinsonneault served as the public grounds superintendent for Lexington, Mass., from... read more

Profile Products partners with American Excelsior

June 6, 2014By AT Staff

Profile Products, Buffalo Grove, Ill., and American Excelsior, Arlington, Texas, created a partnership within their international sales and marketing units. The partnership provides Profile with a line of erosion control and turf establishment blankets and turf reinforcement mats, while American Excelsior will now have access to Profile’s international distribution network. The companies will collaborate on projects and new product development. The... read more

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TenCate Grass and FieldTurf settle lawsuit

May 30, 2014By AT Staff

TenCate Grass and FieldTurf, a Tarkett Sports Company, settled lawsuits filed against each other in the federal district court in Atlanta, according to a news release. FieldTurf filed a lawsuit in March of 2011 against certain TenCate companies, which filed counterclaims against FieldTurf. The disputes between the parties were primarily related to fiber supplies for sports surfaces from Mattex Leisure... read more

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Does ‘fertigation’ really reduce water use?

May 22, 2014By AT Staff

Two companies set out to prove their products’ sustainability in the midst of the California drought. Turf Feeding Systems (TFS), in partnership with Watertronics, will launch two projects at a high school soccer field and public park to document savings and benefits of their products’ ability to reduce water use. Texas-based TFS specializes in fertilizer injection into irrigation–also known as... read more

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Irrigation firm repairs Newtown, Conn., soccer field

May 22, 2014By AT Staff

In an effort to uplift the community of Newtown, Conn., where a shooting took place at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012, Winterberry Irrigation donated its labor to spruce up a soccer field in town. Using materials provided by local vendors, the Southington, Conn.-based company repaired the field and installed a new irrigation system. “We knew from day one that we wanted to... read more

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